For Fasching and the love of New Ulm

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – Friday the 13th was bad luck for Mayor Kathleen Backer after The Narren of New Ulm easily captured her at City Hall. Backer’s capture was part of the annual start of the Fasching season, which begins the weekend before the start ...

February 14, 2026

Dist. 88 board looks at budget projections

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — The District 88 School Board got a peak at future district budgets at a study session Thursday. Declining enrollment and the loss of school funding it means got the attention of a number of school board members. “The budget is a ...

February 14, 2026

DFL Chairman defines Nov. 3 task

By: Fritz Busch

NEW ULM — Minnesota DFL Chairman Richard Carlbom laid out the task ahead for Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party supporters at the Brown County DFL Convention at the New Ulm Community Center Saturday. “November 3, 2026 is a day in which ...

February 14, 2026

New Ulm boys end regular season with shutout win

By: Jim Bastian

NEW ULM — Masyn Hauser scored a goal and added an assist as the New Ulm Eagles boys hockey team closed out their regular season with a 3-0 shutout of St. Paul in a nonconference game Saturday at the New Ulm Civic Center. Brody Wendorff and ...

February 14, 2026

New Ulm gymnastics season ends at 2A meet

MANKATO — New Ulm placed fifth out of eight teams at the Section 2A Gymnastics Meet on Friday. Sophia Berger led New Ulm in all-around score with a 32.725, good for 13th. Berger placed 11th on beam (8.55), while Alaina Blomberg placed 14th ...

February 14, 2026

Area roundup: Erickson passes 1,000 career points in Cougars’ win

GIRLS BASKETBALL Cedar Mountain 86, Lester Prairie 38 MORGAN — Cedar Mountain cruised by Lester Prairie 86-38 in a Tomahawk Division girls basketball game on Friday. Kendra Erickson recorded her 1,000th career point in the game, ...

February 14, 2026